Tie-plate.



G. SEBASTIANO.

TIE PLATE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-27,19). 1,177,362. I Patented Mar. 28, 1916.

5 5 5 non WITNESSES THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH c0., WASHINGTON. D. c.

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To aliauhomit'may-concemrr I Be it known thatfIi, GIORGIO SEBASTIANO, a subject of the King of Italy; residing at Rockwood, in the county of Somersetand State of Pennsylvania; haveinvented certainnew and useful Improvements in Tie- Plates, of which the following'is a specification. I

invention relates to improvements 1n tie plates for railroad rails, and llflSifOF'ltS objeetto-provide atie plateadap-tedto receive and support the-flange and webof the rail upon the tie, in connection with co-aot-z ing supplemental bracing and supporting members, to fixedly hold, the rail inposition and'prevent creeping.

One preferred" form of the invention is illustrated in L the accompanyingdrawing, in which- Figure 1 isa plan view partially in sectionshowing' the application to one ofthe rail'sof a* traclrof invention: Fig.2 is a view in side elevation, corresponding; to Fig. '1; Fig; '3' is an enlarged perspective detail view of theztiep'late; and its associated stay membersinrelativeposition. Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross section and detail view on the line 44: of Fig.2.

Referring to the drawing; the tie-plate in tsent re y co s sts of a ne-n ece suppor ing shoe or chair, preferably made ofirnalleable steel or other suitable metal, having? a base 2, adapted to lie upon the upper face and to be secured to the tie 3. At the inner side of the rail to be supported, the base 2 extends laterally providing a bottom 4, of substantially uniform thickness, adapted to intervene between the tie and the base of the rail, and to be spiked to the tie by one or more spikes through one or more suitable openings 5. Said spike or spikes 6, which are driven in the usual manner, also engage of the rail, as clearly shown in Fig. 4. A

specification of Lettersdatent.

natented Mar. 28,1916;

Application filed August 27, 1915. Serial No. 47,603.

reinforcing enlargement or rib" 12?) connects the main body portion of the plate 2 with such-vertmal portion 9, an intervening recess 14 be ng" provided for receiving the loweredge of the outer'sta'y member. Thus constructed, the-tie plate itself provides a substantial support for the rail, and is itself fixedly secured to the tie bythe inner spike 6-and the= outer spikes 15,- which are driven intothe tie throughopenings-"f. Ordinarily,

such: attachment to the tie does not; prevent longitudinar creeping or other undesired c0mparati'vel y thin,- and theirmid'dle portion} is} adapted to be arranged vertically fiatwise the one against-the outer fa'cefof the vertical reinforcement 9 of'the shoe, the other against the innero-pposite face-of rail web ll. For the-purposeof cushioning, the

inner stay member against the rail 1" prefmovement of the rail; and-for thepurpose of preventing such movement, and of rigidly era'bly'insert astri'p 1 8 between said member and 'the rail web, asgsho'wn, which maybe of Wood, fiber; or oth'er suitablematerial; The severalrelements are fixedly. connected by a bolt 19, which extends through them andthrough an opening 20 in the vertical reinforcing portion 9 of the plate, so that when the nut of the bolt 19 is drawn up the several parts will be rigidly held. The seating of the middle strap portion 16 of the vouterv stay member in the recess 14 of the shoe. assists in its maintenance and relative holding action.

At each end the outer stay member 16 is provided with attaching portions 21 adapted to be spiked to one or more of the ties, preferably two, at each side of the plate, longitudinally of the rail, by spikes inserted through openings 22. The inner stay member 17 is similarly provided with extensions 23 at each end and similar secur ing spike holes 2 1'. Extensions 21 and 23 are formed by bending the strip metal as indicated at 25, whereby to deflect it clownwardly and outwardly, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2, to proper position for attachment to the ties. As thus constructed and applied, it will be seen that the rail itself is fixedly connected inposition to the ties by the several parts and will be positively held as stated.

An especial advantage of the construction, utilizing the shoe and stay members as arranged, is that the inner side of therail is equally braced against creeping in either direction, by the inner stay member, while leaving ample clearance for the Wheel flanges in passing overthe rail.i .o

The advantages of the invention will be readily appreciated by all those familiar with this class-of mechanism; It is ex- .tremely simple ancl cheap in construction,

the condition of use, but that all such changes are to be. considered as within the scope'of the following claims.

- WVhat I claim is: I a

1. A one-piece metallic-tie plate having a supporting base and a reinforcing portionat. one side tor engagement againstthe flange,

,web and head of a rail, and providedwith a bolt opening for connection with the'rail, and an lntegral re nforcing enlargement providing between sald remforclng portlon and enlargement .a'receiving groove for a stay member, and'havingbase extensions at each side "thereof,providedwith securing spike holes, substantially as set forth.

2. In combination, a onepiece tie plate:

upwardly extending rail reinforcing ,mem-' ber having a bolt opening andan integraL. reinforcing enlargement providing between i saidvmember and enlargement a receiving. groovefor a stay memberand fa staymem-r ber engaging said groove and having'ter'minal portionsadapted to be'lattached to sup; plemental ties, substantially as .set forth.

3. In combination with -th65tl8$ andraijl i of'a track, aJone-piece tie plate having at base=adapted to be spikedto the tie ro-: vided with an upwardly extendingrein orc-r ing portionat one side of the rail, stay'mem bers arranged longitudinally to the rail at, each side thereof and secured to the ties be- :40 having a supporting and attaching base, an

yond the tie plate, and a bolt extending, i

through said stay members, tie plate mem-i her, and rail, substantially as set forth.

4.,In combination With the ties. andra-il i of atrack, a. one-piece tie plate havingwa base adapted to be spiked tO the tie pro-= vided with an inwardly andup wardlyeze.

tendingreinfcrcing portion at one side of the rail, staymembersarranged longitudis. nally oftherail at each' sideof the rail and secured to the ties beyond the tie plate, a cushioning strip inserted between the rail. web and one of said stay members, and a bolt extending through said stay'membe-rs, strip, tie platemember, and rail, substantially as set forth; I

y In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature inthe presence of two witnesses.

GIORGIO SEBASTIANO. Witnesses u n I M. E. CONNER, C. M. CLARKE.

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